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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT

Authority

Mint

Denomination

1 Libra = 1 Litra , 1/2 Mina

Material

Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Manufacture

Cast

Shape

Astragalus

Length

5.30 cm

Width

5.20 cm

Height

3.10 cm

Metrology

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
332.24	-	-	Murray 1868	No	No	No
337.30	-	Aug. 21, 2019	Autopsy Damien Delvigne and Thomas Leblanc	No	No	Yes
336.95	5200.0	-	Bronzes BM	No	No	No
332.42	5130.0	-	Murray 1868	No	No	No

Iconography

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Astragalus

Wear

Worn

Corrosion

Corroded

Handle

Yes

Suspension hole

Yes

Recarved mould

Recarved weight

Intentionally destroyed

Archaeological description

Bronze weight in the form of a knucklebone with a handle or suspension ring on top.

Autopsy

Yes

INSCRIPTION

Language	Technique	Legend type

Fac simile

Edition

Monogram

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Findspot (region)

Findspot (site)

context

CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION

Region

City

Date of first acquisition

circumstances

DATING OF THE WEIGHT

Curatorial Section

GREEK , ROMAN

Time frame

Comments on Chronology

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
British Museum (London)	Aug. 5, 1975	1975,0805.50

Bibliography

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Murray 1868	70	147
Pernice 1894	193	772
Walters 1899	361	3018
Bertolone 1936	126, n. 6	None	None	None

VARIA

Additional comment

Henry Salt Collection (?). Additional ID: S(loane Coll.) 19. Bronze 3018 = 1868,0316.XXX??? (Giulio Sambon Collection)

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